Snood



Feb. 6, 1945. D, DESPRES A 2,368,972

SNOOD O\ Filed March 29, 1943 2 Sheets-Shee'l 1 1/44 YMCHE DESPRE Feb.6, 1945. D DESPRES 4 2,368,972

SNOOD Filed March. 2.9, 1945 2 .sheets-sheet 2 ETef L/LL YDCf/E DESPRESPatented Feb. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES e PATENT OFFICE f -SNOOD Lilly DacheDesprs, New York, N. Y., 'assignon by mesne assignments, to WecoProducts Company, Chicago, Ill.,V a corporation of Illinois ApplicationMarch 29, 1943, Serial No. 480,943

This invention relates to improvements in a snood or fascinator,although theinvention may have other uses and purposes as willbelapparent to one skilled in the art.

In the past, many and various types of snoods, fascinators, and the likehave been developed, but these formerly known deviceswere too frequentlyimpractical, diflicult to put on, Wear, or remove without damage to acoiffure, would not perform any but a solely decorative function, couldnot be wom with a desired degree of universality so as to be adaptablefor use with various types of Costumes, and Were objectionablyexpensive.

With the foregoing in mind, it is `an important object of the instantinvention to provide a snood or the like capable of not only functioningas a decorative adjunct or accessory to other apparel, but also beingcap-able of functioning in the manner of a, hair net preventing wisps orstrands of hair straying Without the confines of the snood in anunsightly manner.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a snood or the likearranged for attachment to the head of a user in any of numerousdifferent positions so that the snood ray be used as a proper adjunct oraccessory to various types of apparel.

Also an object of this invention is the provision of a snood orfascinator which carries its own anchoring means and which is soarranged that the anchoring means may be associated With substantiallyany desirable part of the device itself.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of a snoodor fascinator arranged for attachment to the head over substantially anytype or style of coiffure, and Which may be put on, worn, or taken offWithout damage to the coiifure. v

It is also a feature of the invention to provide a snood or fascinatorso constructed as to be readily reversible and adjustable to fitsubstantially any size head and to intim-ately enclose any desiredportion of substantially any type of coiffure. f

A further object of the invention resides `in the provision of a snod orfascinator made of open-Work material, carrying. a fastening element,and of such shape aslto define certain prominent locations readilysusceptible for engagement with the fastening element, all in a mannerto adapt the snood or fascinator for attractive disposition upon thehead ina multitude of different positions.

While some of the more salient feaures, characteristics and advantagesof the instant invention have been above pointed out, others will'become apparent from the following disclosures,

taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in Which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a snood or fascinator embodying principles ofthe instant invention;

Fgure :2 is a diagrammatic view illu'strating i the use of the snood orfascinator of Figure 1 on the head of a Wearer; and v Figure 3 isanother diagrammatic viewillustrating the use of the snood Vorfascinator n a different position on thelheacl of -a wearer. As shown onthe drawings: y With reference to l'i'gure 1, it Will be seen that theillustrated embodiment of this invention comprises a snood or fascinatorwhichis preferably in the form of a single substantially flat sheet 5 ofopen-Work, Which may be made of any suitable or desirable material. Thematerial may be woven, knitted, crocheted, or made in any otherdesirable manner into an open-work pattern having numerous openings 6thereinjas illustrated. It may, of course, be'desired to have adecorative design embroidered or formulated in some. other fashion inthe intermediate part of the snood, or to have the intermediate part ofthe snood either solid' or Vof much finer open-work so that the openingsWill be considerably Smaller, but in keeping With the instant inventionit is desirable to have the snood completely bordered therearound by' anopenincluding relatively large work arrangement openings.

Along one side of the snood a border 'I isprovided, which is preferablyintegral with the fabric forming the remainder of the snood. This bordermay be fashioned With openings of slightly less size, as indicated at 8,vthan the remainder of the snood i-f so desired, so that the border willhave greater durability. Near one end thereof the border is preferablyprovided With -asuitable securing element which may be in the form of abutton 9. At the other end thereof a buttonhole l is preferably workedin the border through which the button 9 may be anchored to hold thesnood in position on the head of a wearer. It will be appreciated ofcourse, that the button 9 may likewise be anchored through any of theopenings or interstices 8 in the borderl 1. This feature, coupled withthe fact that the border is stretchable by virtue of the way the fabricis cut or formed, enables the user to positively and securely anchor thesnood to the head.

One of the main features of the instant invention resides in the factthat the snood may'be adjusted, shaped, or arranged in substantially anymanner to fit the head in any desirable position and enclose at least aportion of substantially any type of coiffure. Such adaptability of thesnood results in part from the fact` that the button 9 'may be engagedthrough any of the openings 6 in the fabric of the snood, andparticularly through any of the openings bordering the snood. Thisadaptability vof the snood is also augmented by the general shape of thearticle Whichis'prefer'ably substantially irregular so as to definecertain prominent points as indicated at Il and l2;

The openings in the fabric in the.

hair and eiectively retains the hair in place without damage to'thecoiifure.

It is obviousthat a combination of the showings in Figure 2 and 3, with'the band 1 brought over the headv behind the'p'ompadour'and secured Vatthe back beneaththe neck roll and other openregion of these points maybe readily engaged with the button 9 and the snood will still retain fand various arrangements of the snood or fascian attractive anddecorative configuration when on the head.

' Usually, the button 9 will be engaged through..

one or more openings in the border of the snood. Frequently theseopenings will Vinclude .the buttonhole Ill and one or more of theopenings emphasized for the purpose of clarity in Figure '1 andindicated by reference numerals L3, I4, 15 and IG. For example, apouch-like arrangement may be made by engaging the button`9 through thebuttonhole lIl] and 'the openings |3 and 16', permitting the remainderlof the snood -to hang from the head in agraceful manner, or tucking vitunder the hair, as may be deemed most expedient or pleasing to theindividual user.

It will be understood, `however, that while .the openings ID, I3, 14, I5and .Hi may be most utilized with the button A9, lthe button 'may beengaged through any opening in the snood, 'thus permittingsubstantiallynany desirable arrangement of the article. The flexibilityof the snood and the fact that it is stretchable vin substantially anydirection aid materially in the proper fitting of the snood to the headand the proper shaping of it over a portion lof a coiiure, and thelproper adjusting of it to a desired degree 'of tightness,-so that itmay not only function as -a decorative accessory to the other apparel ofthe wearer, but Will perform the additional function of retaining thehair in place in the manner of a hair net. y

VIn Figure 2.1 have illustrated onemanner in Which the 'snood orfascinator may be worn, v'for example, With a sports costume. In thisinstance, the coiiure embodies a pompadour,fgenerally indicated bynumeral l, :and the band 'l of the snood is brought'over the top-of-the'head behind the pompadour, downwardly over `each babushka, but byvirtue of its 'general:construct-.-V tion and shape giving a neaterjandmore-,iat-

tractive appearance vthan is possiblewith a babushka. f

In .the arrangementillustrated .in Figure 3,-the snood .is worn insomewhat the manner'of afsoft tam-o'-shanter. -In this instance, lthecoifiure includes a high pomp roll,.generallyvindicated by numeral 19,and a loW-hangingfneckroll,-;generally -indicated by -numeral l211,;and-all of'ithe hair is aenclosed -by Vthe snood. The band 1=`| is broughtover the forehead, downwardly atfeach side of the head over'orgjustl inlfrontiof 'the Years; and secured by anchoringthe =button 1:9 throughthe buttonhole .IO at the-back beneath the neck roll. Certain'of -theopenings 1-3, -|;4, .and l'fi supplemented by certain-of 'the otheropenings 6 around the border of the Aarticle, if necessary, may lkewisebe vengaged over -thebuttont v:to

lprovide'thepouch-like arrangement. The other tumes.

ings in the snood engaged vover the button if defsired,y may be had Withequal facility. Other lnator may be made in keeping with the other ap-Such a aptl provided a snood, fascinator, :or similar article of apparelwhich is simple in construction, v'may :be made in any desirable colorvand provided with any desirable ornamental formations or embellishments,may vreadily be applied to the head in any of numerous positions andvover substantially any type or style of coiffure, andfso it isadaptable for Wearing with various :different types of cos- 'F'urther,it will 'be `noted Vthat the article mayfunction .to hold the hair 4inposition in the manner of` a hair net as vWell as functioning as adecorative adjunct to the other apparel ofthe user, the article being somade and arranged'as to lbe applioable to the head AWithsubstantiallyany desired degree of tightness. It Will also 'be appreciated that .thearticle is economical vto manufacture in a durablerandlasting quality.

-It Will,I of course, be understood that .various details ofconstruction may be varied through a Wide range Without departing fromthe princples of this invention, .and it is, therefore, not the purposeto tlimit the patent granted hereon otherw'ise than necessitated bythescope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A snood including asubstantially fiat openv Work piece of material ofirregularishape, and an anchoring element carried by said -piece ofvmaterial and lockingly engageable through any Vof the openings in saidmaterial.

2.\A snood including a fabric 'open-work, a border along one sidethereofhaving van opening adjacent an end thereof, and a securing elementadja'cent the other `end of said border 'lockingly engageable in saidopening and any of .the *openings in the fabric to permit shapng yof..the snood to the head in .any of a plurality of different arrangements.e 7 v v 7 3. A snood including a substantially .flatfopenwork sheet. anintegral `border along one side'of said sheet having openinlgs ofllessersize thanthe remainder of said sheet, and a seouringelement carried bysaid lborder and lockinglyrenga'geable in any of the vborder -openingsas Well as any of the openingsin vthev remainder of the sheet.

4. A snood comprising avsheet of open ywork fabric ofsubstantially'symmetrcal but lirregular shape;aband-like'border'along amargin o'f said snood, a fastening element carried'by said border, saidborder having an openingtherein to lookingly receivejsaidlfasteningelement, said 'fastening element'being also lockingly enga'gea'blelinany of.. 'the -openings lin said 'fabric to provide for differentarrangementsl'of-the snood on the head, and said fabric 'beingrein'forced around each4 of 'a series of openings most freque'ntlyengaged by saidfastening-element. Y

AVLILLY DACHE .DEsPREs

